Blogs are not perfect

Ok, after some thinking, (like right before I nod off to sleep) I realized that I was thinking of the wrong painting that I saw in the Vatican. The Fra Filippo painting was in the Uffizi...all the rest still holds true. I guess the point is that after seeing so many works of art, running in and out of all those museums, there are few works that really stick in my mind. Works that after seeing the real thing, I now have a different appreciation for. This is the painting the 'wowed' me at the Vatican. Its something that you see on Christmas cards, but the color (again) is remarkable! It stands out in my memory of all that we saw at the Vatican.

So the moral is that blogging, (off the top of ones head) can only be valued as much as the head from whence it comes.

painting that stands out

One reason I like the idea of blogging is that I can share the ideas that come to me 'off the top of my head'. And those of you who know me, know that I often have many thoughts. But being home and homeschooling for 20plus years...leaves me thinking-to-myself. Now I can bug the rest of you ......

today, beside cleaning up leaves from the storm, I am working on a power-point for my students art history class....

I included this painting by Fra Filippo Lippi. I saw this painting when we visited the Vatican, although I understand that it belongs to in Uffizi Gallery in Florence. I'm glad that I didn't see it there. That museum is way too small for all the "stuff" inside. But, when I saw it, I remember thinking just how beautiful it was. This guy was WAY ahead of his game. There is something about this painting that transcends time. Perhaps its the little cherubs that look almost like comic characters. It almost looks modern is someways....never really appreciated it until I saw the real thing. The tonal quality is really amazing.....

garden pictures for Karen

As you can see with my double entry, I'm learning the ropes of Blogging.

I am posting some garden pictures for my dear friend Karen who now lives in Florida. We share a love of digging in dirt. These pictures were taken in June when the peonies are at the "perfect" stage. The water fountain was a gift mark and I gave to each other for our 25Th wedding anniversary...this year we just celebrated our 31st....where does the time go?

I finally trotted down the street to take some shots of my neighbors house with a tree sticking out of the roof, but the tree was already cleaned up. This is one of the hazards of living under redwood trees.

Best laid plans

Well two days later I finally trotted down the street with my camera to shot pics of the tree through the roof, but they have already cleaned it up. The estimate is 3 month to make repairs. As you can see, this is one of prices paid for living under redwood trees.

Thus we begin

Ive decided to try my hand at Blogging...hoping that this gives my long distance pals an opportunity to check into the play by play of life. Today, its really windy. The top of a redwood tree came crashing through the roof of my neighbors house yesterday. I intend to take a photo and figure out how to put it onto the blog...that's my mission for the day...Oh and the dentist.